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Maelstrom

Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.com Servants of the past illustrated our dreams Where stormy skies are bedecked with hope One time One heart One chosen way That was the only way To travel through life’s softly scented roses Their thorns disguised by long-lived time And false promises The hour will come The change WhenContinueContinue reading “Maelstrom”

Not Lost Anymore

Photo by Keenan Constance on Pexels.com I thought to walk alone through life A victim of these modern days Where love leads straight to grief and strife And very few can find always Instead I found my Mr Right To walk with me where angels tread And I no longer fear the night Or spendContinueContinue reading “Not Lost Anymore”

The Trouble with Death

It’s about love Let me begin by saying that this isn’t going to be a grim or upsetting blog. I won’t be dwelling on bad memories, illness, or funerals. It’s a purely emotional blog but not a tear stained one. It’s difficult I decided to start with the patently obvious, but in truth this isn’tContinueContinue reading “The Trouble with Death”

Marketing Plan

Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com I wrote this in 2012 when I was thinking about the work I wanted to do and how to present it. Often, when my ideas won’t fall into a semblance of order, I turn to poetry and just let the words flow onto the page. This was the result.ContinueContinue reading “Marketing Plan”

Just to help

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? I used to suffer from terrible acute anxiety. I was born into a very messed up family, no abuse, but I’m still seeing the effects in my younger brother and until recently my cousin, to this day. I way toContinueContinue reading “Just to help”

The Rest is silence

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com As with a lot of my older work I can see that this piece is relevant to people of all genders, and no matter the relationship. It could equally be parent child. I find it so interesting the different way we look at life such a few short yearsContinueContinue reading “The Rest is silence”

Self-ish

Photo by itsmeseher on Pexels.com Another poem about the struggle to make a relationship work, and support each other without giving yourself entirely away, and ignoring your needs. Hopefully a meet in the middle poem. It’s unfashionable to be selfish Un-natural not to care more for others than yourself But you have needs and wishesContinueContinue reading “Self-ish”

Push Me, Pull Me, Lose Me.

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com This was written at a time when my husband’s job was overwhelming our lives, he was under so much pressure and I was getting concerned and fed up at the same time. However, for work you can substitute anything in a relationship that leaves someone in the place ofContinueContinue reading “Push Me, Pull Me, Lose Me.”